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growth in the united states is slow. we're selling a few manufacturing goods. guess what, americans. . it's all this confidence misplaced. we're going to talk about this, next. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. my name is adam frucci and i'm the i love new technology,om. so when i heard that american express and twitter were teaming up, i was pretty interested. turns out you just sync your american express card securely to your twitter account, tweet specific hashtags, and you'll get offers on things you love. this totally changes the way i think about membership. saving money on the things you want. to me, that's the membership effect. nice boots! since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times.
growth in the united states is slow. we're selling a few manufacturing goods. guess what, americans. . it's all this confidence misplaced. we're going to talk about this, next. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. my name is adam frucci...
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Sep 29, 2012
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large cities produce 83% of total economic output in the united states. the 30 largest cities account for half of all u.s. gdp. 81% of americans live in urban areas and the population of cities is growing. the urban population increased by 12% between 2000 and 2010. compared with an overall rise of less than 10%. the five fastest growing metro areas are washington, austin, texas, hinesville, georgia, mcallen, texas, and raleigh, north carolina. i want to bring in the professor at the university of toronto and the author of the rise of the creative class revisited. you say cities have become more livable but not all cities are booming. what do the successful cities do right? >> well, i think there's a few things that successful cities do right. the most important thing is that they invest in their human capital. they invest in their talented people. they have great high schools and particularly colleges and universities, but also the best cities are making themselves attractive for highly skilled, ambitious, and entrepreneurial people. they have brought cr
large cities produce 83% of total economic output in the united states. the 30 largest cities account for half of all u.s. gdp. 81% of americans live in urban areas and the population of cities is growing. the urban population increased by 12% between 2000 and 2010. compared with an overall rise of less than 10%. the five fastest growing metro areas are washington, austin, texas, hinesville, georgia, mcallen, texas, and raleigh, north carolina. i want to bring in the professor at the university...
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Sep 15, 2012
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two, you need smart political decisions and that's what's lacking in the united states and in europe's capitals. america today is not in a crisis, but it is facing this upcoming economic storm that you people are blowing out of way, by taking crisis-style emergency action this week, like the fed did, it showed that the real problem ailing america today is a complete lack of political will and leadership. in other words, the fed provided cover for washington's useless politicians. so can central banks save the world? yes. but -- and this is a big but -- they can't do it alone. you need the right political decisions as well, and in washington, richard, our politicians have abdicated their responsibility to uphold the public good. richard, your turn. >> well, one's never surprised with the -- with your views, and here we go! the core question, shave or skuper. are the central banks doing what is necessary to prevent a bad situation becoming worse? and the answer is yes, and for one very simple reason. they are the only game in town. you're right, ali, up to a point. the u.s. congress has
two, you need smart political decisions and that's what's lacking in the united states and in europe's capitals. america today is not in a crisis, but it is facing this upcoming economic storm that you people are blowing out of way, by taking crisis-style emergency action this week, like the fed did, it showed that the real problem ailing america today is a complete lack of political will and leadership. in other words, the fed provided cover for washington's useless politicians. so can central...
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in fact, the united states is the third largest producer of oil in the world today, and oil production has jumped 13% in the last three years alone, largely due to advances in technology. hydraulics fracking can now extract oil and gas trapped deep in shale rock and deepwater drilling in the gulf of mexico is bringing even more oil to the market. even with those advances, america, the world's biggest consumer of crude oil, still needs more than it produces. 29% of america's imported oil comes from right next door, much of it from the rich oil sands of canada. another 19% comes from mexico and venezuela. only 14% of america's imports actually come from saudi arabia. both president obama and mitt romney want to wean america off its dependency to foreign oil, and they agree that expanding domestic oil production is crucial, but there are key differences in their approaches. >> meeting the goal of cutting our old dependence depends largely on two things. first, finding and producing more oil at home, second, reducing our overall dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater
in fact, the united states is the third largest producer of oil in the world today, and oil production has jumped 13% in the last three years alone, largely due to advances in technology. hydraulics fracking can now extract oil and gas trapped deep in shale rock and deepwater drilling in the gulf of mexico is bringing even more oil to the market. even with those advances, america, the world's biggest consumer of crude oil, still needs more than it produces. 29% of america's imported oil comes...